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Week 10 injury report roundup

Now that high school football season has ended, I no longer have an easy excuse for weaseling out of the weekly injury report roundup. So I guess I’ll do it again. When does high school basketball season start? Falcons at Saints Linebacker Sean Weathers

New Orleans Saints are good for laughs in 'Bless Ya, Boys,' a football-themed revue at Mid-City Theatre

Monday night was another rough one for the Eagles and things started rolling downhill when Saints cornerback Patrick Robinson returned an interception 99 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter. That was the ninth interception thrown by Vick this sea…

NFL picks for Week 10 from NOLA.com panel

The Saints will be without four players, including running back Darren Sproles and right tackle Zach Strief, when they face the Falcons Sunday. Defensive end Junior Galette (ankle) and wide receiver Courtney Roby (shoulder) also have been ruled out, acc…

Saints streak of being home favorites ends this week

This has been a season unlike any other for the Saints. So it makes sense they’re seeing betting lines unlike any other. According to Jeff Duncan of the New Orleans Times-Picayune, the Falcons are a 2 1/2-point favorite Sunday. That means the Saints are

A quick reminder that the weekly NFC South chat will be held Friday at 1 p.m. ET. Bring your questions and here’s the link to get you in. Also, some good news for the weekend. Sunday’s contest between the Falcons and Saints will be a Countdown Live ga

Bucs weren’t close to sellout

With the Buccaneers selling out (i.e., selling 85 percent of the non-premium tickets to) a Week Seven game against the Saints and then racking up big road wins in Week Eight and Week Nine via the emergence of the Muscle Hamster, the Bucs should be easil…

NFL Live Week 10 Picks

'Playbook': Atlanta Falcons vs. New Orleans Saints

Which offense will outshine the other in Sunday's NFC South showdown? The "Playbook" crew explains why one team's offensive line could be the difference in the game.

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Can New Orleans Saints upset the Atlanta Falcons?

Nov 9

Will New Orleans be able to hand Atlanta its first loss of the season? Charlie Casserly and Willie McGinest explain what the Saints have to do in order to pull off the upset.

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Can The Falcons Stay Perfect?

Nov 9

Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless debate over whether or not the Falcons can maintain their perfect record against the Saints.

Sports Columnists

Don Banks: Players adjusting to good, bad of Thursday night schedule

Nov 9

If this were a typical season in the era of the NFL Network's Thursday night football package, the addition of the extra prime time game to the league's national TV schedule only would have started last night, with the arrival of Week 10. In its earlies…

Peter King: Bears-Texans showdown likely to turn on a big defensive play

Nov 9

The Texans bat passes down -- 25 of them this season. The Bears force fumbles -- 21 of them this year. You think a defense-fest can't be fun? Watch Sunday night when the Texans (7-1) travel to Soldier Field to face the similarly 7-1 Bears.

Clayton mailbag: Scramble for QBs costing coaches

Nov 9

The scramble for franchise quarterbacks is costing coaches their jobs, writes John Clayton.

The Mike Brown era ends in L.A., but the Week 10 picks must go on

Nov 9

A moment of silence for the ex-Lakers coach before getting to the Week 10 picks.